RF MEMS Circuit Design for Wireless Communications

Preface. Wireless Systems. Elements of RF Circuit Design. RF MEMS-Enabled Circuit Elements and Models. Novel RF MEMS-Enabled Circuits. RF MEMS-Based Circuit Design. Appendixes. Author Biography. Index.

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